by 1996-97 season Mario Lemieux had played 745 games with 613 goals and 1494 pts. if he never had cancer and his injuries who here thinks he would of shattered Wayne Gretzky's records.
Wayne Gretzky had played 1487 games 894 goals and 2857.
Mario Lemieux 915 games 690 goals 1033 assists 1723 pts.
2006-10-07 05:48:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
He really would have shattered Gretzky's record!
2006-10-07 06:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by ALK 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a very good chance he could have surpassed Gretzky's records.
Both averaged around 2 points per game, and Mario often played while he was suffering from injuries; if he did not have cancer or those other injuries and back problems who knows how well he would have done.
2006-10-07 12:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by David A. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only question was did the injuries make him better? If they didn't make him better and more determined then yeah Wayne wouldn't have stood a chance if Mario had been playing injury free. We aren't just talking about cancer either. Remember he played alot of his carrer with a chronic back injury. He didn't have the greatest teammates when he started. Put him on a team as good as what Wayne played on and we may already be talking about his records, even with his injuries.
2006-10-07 07:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lemieux is a great player however I do not feel he could fill the skates of Gretzky and beat his records. Mario is too much of a pretty boy and more of a puck hog then Wayne ever was.
2006-10-07 08:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by crazylegs 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He'd break some of Wayne's records. Highly doubt he'll get more points though than the great one.
2006-10-08 20:29:31 · answer #5 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he was cancer free and stayed healthy then I believe he would have had a chance to break Gretzky's record
2006-10-07 11:56:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do admit that Mario was a great player , but Gretz was better. If Mario was so good, then he would be called "The Great One" and not Gretz.
2006-10-07 10:50:33 · answer #7 · answered by hockey craze99 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He would have made mince meat out of Wayne!!!
2006-10-07 16:07:04 · answer #8 · answered by lidstromnumber1fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its posible he was so great only question is teammates he was all they had so unlike some he didnt have great support but i still think he could have done it.
2006-10-07 06:19:38 · answer #9 · answered by lcayote 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
IF BOBBY ORR HAD NOT GOT HURT HE WOULD HAVE HAD THE MOST POINTS .
2006-10-08 10:24:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋